Royals first. Whit Merrifield singles to left center field. Jorge Soler singles to deep left field. Whit Merrifield to second. Salvador Perez flies out to deep left field to Eddie Rosario. Jorge Soler to second. Whit Merrifield to third. Hunter Dozier singles to right center field. Jorge Soler scores. Whit Merrifield scores. Adalberto Mondesi reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Hunter Dozier out at second. Alex Gordon strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 2, Twins 0.Twins third. Luis Arraez flies out to deep left field to Alex Gordon. Byron Buxton singles to shallow infield. Alex Avila walks. Max Kepler doubles to deep right field. Alex Avila to third. Byron Buxton scores. Jorge Polanco grounds out to shortstop, Adalberto Mondesi to Hunter Dozier. Alex Avila scores. Nelson Cruz strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Twins 2, Royals 2.Royals third. Whit Merrifield walks. Jorge Soler singles to right field. Whit Merrifield to third.... [More]

Royals first. Whit Merrifield hit by pitch. Jorge Soler strikes out swinging. Salvador Perez doubles to shallow left field. Whit Merrifield to third. Ryan O'Hearn singles to center field. Salvador Perez to third. Whit Merrifield scores. Adalberto Mondesi reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Ryan O'Hearn to second. Salvador Perez out at home. Alex Gordon walks. Adalberto Mondesi to second. Ryan O'Hearn to third. Maikel Franco reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Alex Gordon out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 4 left on. Royals 1, Twins 0.Royals third. Jorge Soler homers to left field. Salvador Perez pops out to shallow center field to Luis Arraez. Ryan O'Hearn walks. Adalberto Mondesi lines out to deep center field to Byron Buxton. Alex Gordon strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 2, Twins 0.Twins fourth. Nelson Cruz homers to center field. Miguel Sano flies out to left center field to Brett Phillips. Eddie Rosario flies out to deep center field... [More]

Twins third. Byron Buxton homers to center field. Max Kepler grounds out to first base, Nicky Lopez to Ryan McBroom. Jorge Polanco singles to first base. Miguel Sano flies out to deep left center field to Alex Gordon. Eddie Rosario flies out to shallow left field to Alex Gordon.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Royals 0.Royals third. Maikel Franco doubles to deep left field. Nicky Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Devin Smeltzer to Miguel Sano. Maikel Franco to third. Nick Heath singles to left field. Maikel Franco scores. Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging. Jorge Soler pops out to shortstop to Jorge Polanco.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Royals 1.Twins fourth. Jake Cave grounds out to shallow right field, Nicky Lopez to Ryan McBroom. Marwin Gonzalez homers to center field. Mitch Garver grounds out to shallow infield, Maikel Franco to Ryan McBroom. Ehire Adrianza strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 2, Royals 1.Royals fifth.... [More]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonathan Villar hit a first-pitch leadoff homer to spark a robust offensive performance by the Miami Marlins, who beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-7 Thursday night to complete a startling four-game sweep and make Don Mattingly the winningest manager in franchise history.Villar had three hits and Brian Anderson drove in three runs for the upstart Marlins, who emerged from a team-wide coronavirus outbreak to dominate the Orioles and forge the best winning percentage in the big leagues.Miami is 6-1 and in first place in the NL East despite putting 18 players on the injured list before the series opener Tuesday.The Marlins were the “home” team because this was a makeup of a July 28 game that was to be held in Miami but postponed in the wake of the Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak.Batting in the bottom of the seventh, the Marlins broke a 6-6 tie with a sacrifice fly by Jesús Aguilar off Evan Phillips (1-1) and an RBI triple by Anderson.Mike Morin (1-0) pitched two shutout innings and... [More]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonathan Villar hit a first-pitch leadoff homer to spark a robust offensive performance by the Miami Marlins, who beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-7 Thursday night to complete a startling four-game sweep and make Don Mattingly the winningest manager in franchise history.Villar had three hits and Brian Anderson drove in three runs for the upstart Marlins, who emerged from a team-wide coronavirus outbreak to dominate the Orioles and forge the best winning percentage in the big leagues.Miami is 6-1 and in first place in the NL East despite putting 18 players on the injured list before the series opener Tuesday.The Marlins were the “home” team because this was a makeup of a July 28 game that was to be held in Miami but postponed in the wake of the Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak.Batting in the bottom of the seventh, the Marlins broke a 6-6 tie with a sacrifice fly by Jesús Aguilar off Evan Phillips (1-1) and an RBI triple by Anderson.Mike Morin (1-0) pitched two shutout innings and... [More]

SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered in his first plate appearance since being shut down as a pitcher, Dylan Bundy struck out 10 in the third complete game of his career and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Thursday. Ohtani drove a 1-0 pitch from Seattle starter Taijuan Walker (1-2) to the opposite field just beyond the leap of left fielder Dee Gordon leading off the second inning.Max Stassi added a two-run homer in the eighth inning, his fourth of the season.Bundy (2-1) has been superb since his offseason arrival from Baltimore via trade. The right-hander has pitched at least six innings in all three of his starts, with 25 strikeouts and two walks in 21 2/3 innings.Bundy allowed four hits and picked up his 10th strikeout getting Kyle Seager leading off the ninth. His only mistake was an elevated changeup that Daniel Vogelbach lined into the right field seats for a solo home run in the fourth inning.PIRATES 6, TWINS 5PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kevin Newman’s two-run pinch-single... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler grounds out to shallow infield, Adam Frazier to Colin Moran. Jorge Polanco singles to right field. Nelson Cruz pops out to Colin Moran. Eddie Rosario walks. Jorge Polanco to third. Miguel Sano homers. Eddie Rosario scores. Jorge Polanco scores. Marwin Gonzalez called out on strikes.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 3, Pirates 0.Pirates second. Colin Moran singles to shallow center field. Bryan Reynolds singles to right field. Colin Moran to second. Gregory Polanco homers to center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Colin Moran scores. JT Riddle grounds out to shallow right field to Miguel Sano. John Ryan Murphy strikes out swinging. Jarrod Dyson grounds out to shallow infield, Ehire Adrianza to Miguel Sano.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 3, Pirates 3.Twins fourth. Ehire Adrianza pops out to shallow center field to JT Riddle. Alex Avila called out on strikes. Byron Buxton homers to center field. Max Kepler flies out to center field to Jarrod Dyson.1... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler walks. Jorge Polanco flies out to left field to Bryan Reynolds. Nelson Cruz singles to center field. Max Kepler to third. Fielding error by Jarrod Dyson. Eddie Rosario singles to shortstop. Nelson Cruz to second. Max Kepler scores. Miguel Sano doubles to left field. Eddie Rosario to third. Nelson Cruz scores. Luis Arraez out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Jarrod Dyson. Miguel Sano to third. Eddie Rosario scores. Marwin Gonzalez lines out to shortstop to Phillip Evans.3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Twins 3, Pirates 0.Twins second. Alex Avila strikes out swinging. Byron Buxton singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Phillip Evans. Max Kepler walks. Jorge Polanco walks. Max Kepler to second. Byron Buxton to third. Nelson Cruz singles to center field. Jorge Polanco to second. Max Kepler to third. Byron Buxton scores. Eddie Rosario pops out to shallow left field to Phillip Evans. Miguel Sano strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 1... [More]

Pirates first. Cole Tucker homers to left field. Kevin Newman flies out to deep center field to Byron Buxton. Josh Bell grounds out to shallow left field, Ehire Adrianza to Miguel Sano. Jose Osuna flies out to deep right field to Max Kepler.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1, Twins 0.Pirates second. Bryan Reynolds strikes out on a foul tip. Phillip Evans singles to left center field. Guillermo Heredia singles to left center field. Phillip Evans to second. Jacob Stallings singles to left field. Guillermo Heredia to second. Phillip Evans scores. Erik Gonzalez lines out to right field to Max Kepler. Cole Tucker reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Guillermo Heredia out at third.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 2, Twins 0.Pirates fourth. Bryan Reynolds walks. Phillip Evans grounds out to shallow infield. Bryan Reynolds out at second. Guillermo Heredia walks. Jacob Stallings walks. Guillermo Heredia to second. Erik Gonzalez doubles to deep right center field. Jacob... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler doubles to deep right field. Jorge Polanco singles to shallow left field. Max Kepler scores. Nelson Cruz strikes out on a foul tip. Eddie Rosario lines out to right center field to Oscar Mercado.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 1, Indians 0.Twins second. Mitch Garver homers to left field. Luis Arraez strikes out swinging. Miguel Sano strikes out swinging. Marwin Gonzalez flies out to deep center field to Oscar Mercado.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 2, Indians 0.Twins third. Byron Buxton called out on strikes. Max Kepler doubles to right field. Jorge Polanco called out on strikes. Nelson Cruz singles to shortstop. Max Kepler scores. Eddie Rosario strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 3, Indians 0.Indians fourth. Cesar Hernandez doubles to deep right center field. Jose Ramirez grounds out to shallow left field, Jorge Polanco to Miguel Sano. Francisco Lindor singles to deep left field, tagged out at second, Eddie Rosario to Luis Arraez. Cesar Hernandez scores. Carlos Santana walks. Mike Freeman flies out to left field to Eddie Rosario.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 3, Indians 1.

Twins third. Miguel Sano homers to center field. Marwin Gonzalez singles to left field. Byron Buxton lines out to center field to Bradley Zimmer. Max Kepler grounds out to first base. Marwin Gonzalez out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 1, Indians 0.Twins fourth. Jorge Polanco grounds out to second base, Cesar Hernandez to Carlos Santana. Nelson Cruz strikes out swinging. Eddie Rosario homers to left field. Mitch Garver hit by pitch. Luis Arraez lines out to deep left center field to Bradley Zimmer.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 2, Indians 0.Twins fifth. Miguel Sano homers to left field. Marwin Gonzalez singles to shallow left field. Byron Buxton reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Marwin Gonzalez out at second. Max Kepler strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 3, Indians 0.

Indians third. Oscar Mercado flies out to Eddie Rosario. Cesar Hernandez grounds out to second base, Jorge Polanco to Miguel Sano. Jose Ramirez singles to deep right field. Francisco Lindor homers to center field. Jose Ramirez scores. Carlos Santana walks. Franmil Reyes strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 2, Twins 0.

Twins first. Luis Arraez walks. Josh Donaldson strikes out swinging. Jorge Polanco flies out to right field to Dexter Fowler. Nelson Cruz doubles to deep right center field. Luis Arraez scores. Eddie Rosario strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Cardinals 0.Twins fourth. Nelson Cruz called out on strikes. Eddie Rosario homers to deep right field. Miguel Sano strikes out swinging. Jake Cave hit by pitch. Marwin Gonzalez walks. Jake Cave to second. Alex Avila singles to left field. Marwin Gonzalez to second. Jake Cave scores. Luis Arraez flies out to left field to Tyler O'Neill.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 3, Cardinals 0.

Twins second. Luis Arraez singles to right field. Miguel Sano doubles to left field. Luis Arraez to third. Byron Buxton reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Luis Arraez scores. Max Kepler singles to center field. Byron Buxton to third. Miguel Sano scores. Josh Donaldson out on a sacrifice fly to deep right center field to Dexter Fowler. Byron Buxton scores. Jorge Polanco homers to right field. Max Kepler scores. Nelson Cruz grounds out to shortstop, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt. Eddie Rosario flies out to deep center field to Harrison Bader.5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 5, Cardinals 0.Twins fourth. Byron Buxton strikes out swinging. Max Kepler grounds out to shallow infield, Carlos Martinez to Paul Goldschmidt. Josh Donaldson homers to right field. Jorge Polanco lines out to deep left field to Tyler O'Neill.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 6, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fifth. Dexter Fowler singles to deep right field. Tyler O'Neill homers to center field. Dexter Fowler scores. Harrison Bader pops out to shallow infield to Miguel Sano. Kolten Wong grounds out to second base, Luis Arraez to Miguel Sano. Tommy Edman grounds out to shallow infield, Luis Arraez to Miguel Sano.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 6, Cardinals 2.Cardinals eighth. Tommy Edman homers to center field. Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging. Paul DeJong strikes out swinging. Matt Carpenter strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 6, Cardinals 3.

White sox third. James McCann singles to right field. Leury Garcia reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow right field. James McCann out at second. Tim Anderson reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Leury Garcia out at second. Yoan Moncada doubles to deep left field. Tim Anderson scores. Jose Abreu grounds out to shortstop, Jorge Polanco to Miguel Sano.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White sox 1, Twins 0.White sox fifth. Leury Garcia homers to center field. Tim Anderson strikes out swinging. Yoan Moncada grounds out to shallow infield, Josh Donaldson to Miguel Sano. Jose Abreu singles to right field. Edwin Encarnacion homers to left field. Jose Abreu scores. Eloy Jimenez homers to right field. Nicky Delmonico grounds out to second base, Jorge Polanco to Miguel Sano.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 5, Twins 0.Twins sixth. Max Kepler pops out to shallow right field to Leury Garcia. Ehire Adrianza singles to shallow center field. Mitch Garver singles to center... [More]

Twins first. Max Kepler homers to right field. Josh Donaldson walks. Jorge Polanco reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Josh Donaldson out at second. Nelson Cruz singles to shortstop. Jorge Polanco to second. Eddie Rosario walks. Mitch Garver out on a sacrifice fly to Nicky Delmonico. Eddie Rosario to second. Nelson Cruz to third. Jorge Polanco scores. Jake Cave singles to shallow center field. Eddie Rosario scores. Nelson Cruz scores. Miguel Sano strikes out swinging.4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 4, White sox 0.White sox first. Tim Anderson singles to shallow left field. Yoan Moncada doubles to deep left field. Tim Anderson to third. Jose Abreu grounds out to shallow infield, Luis Arraez to Miguel Sano. Yoan Moncada to third. Tim Anderson scores. Yasmani Grandal grounds out to second base, Luis Arraez to Miguel Sano. Edwin Encarnacion lines out to shortstop to Jorge Polanco.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 4, White sox 1.Twins second. Luis Arraez grounds... [More]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — For the Twins to land free agent Josh Donaldson, Miguel Sano knew what would be asked of him. He didn't hesitate.Instead, Sano sent a video to Donaldson, lobbying the 2015 American League MVP to join the Twins. The key to Sano's pitch: He would happily move across the infield to play first base with Donaldson taking over at third.Understand, too, that Sano has appeared in just 31 games at first base since making his big league debut in 2015, spending the last five seasons working to improve at third."The first time I met him, I saw that he's a really good guy and he's got a lot of energy," Sano said. "He's the kind of player that I love to see. He's positive and he loves the game. He likes to win and play hard. That's something that I see all the time."Just as his teammates saw what Sano did."The teammate that he was to kind of help on the recruiting process of JD, tell him, 'Hey, you can have third base, I'm willing to move to first base' I think needs to be put... [More]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — For the Twins to land free agent Josh Donaldson, Miguel Sano knew what would be asked of him. He didn't hesitate.Instead, Sano sent a video to Donaldson, lobbying the 2015 American League MVP to join the Twins. The key to Sano's pitch: He would happily move across the infield to play first base with Donaldson taking over at third.Understand, too, that Sano has appeared in just 31 games at first base since making his big league debut in 2015, spending the last five seasons working to improve at third."The first time I met him, I saw that he's a really good guy and he's got a lot of energy," Sano said. "He's the kind of player that I love to see. He's positive and he loves the game. He likes to win and play hard. That's something that I see all the time."Just as his teammates saw what Sano did."The teammate that he was to kind of help on the recruiting process of JD, tell him, 'Hey, you can have third base, I'm willing to move to first base' I think needs to be put... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Shildt began his life in baseball at his mom's side, tagging along with her to work at a Double-A ballpark and picking up odd jobs around the clubhouse.When Shildt was recognized Tuesday night for the career that has followed, the late Lib Shildt was the first thing on his mind."My mom was remarkable," he said.Less than a week after his mother died, Shildt was honored for piloting the St. Louis Cardinals back into the playoffs, narrowly beating Craig Counsell of the Milwaukee Brewers to win NL Manager of the Year.Shildt earned the award in his first full season on the job, even though Counsell received more first-place votes (13-10) from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli won the AL prize in a tight finish over Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees. Both received 13 first-place votes, but Baldelli got more second-place nods (13-9). The 38-year-old is the youngest to win the award.Shildt teared up upon learning he'd been... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Shildt began his life in baseball at his mom's side, tagging along for her shifts at a Double-A ballpark and picking up odd jobs around the clubhouse.When Shildt was recognized Tuesday night for the career that has followed, the late Lib Shildt was the first thing on his mind.Less than a week after his mother's passing, Shildt was honored for piloting the St. Louis Cardinals back into the playoffs, narrowly beating Craig Counsell of the Milwaukee Brewers to win NL Manager of the Year.Shildt earned the award in his first full season on the job, even though Counsell received more first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli won the AL prize in a tight ballot over Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees. Both received 13 first-place votes, but Baldelli got more second-place nods. The 38-year-old is the youngest to win the award.Shildt teared up upon learning he'd been chosen. The 51-year-old is the first... [More]